Okay here is my question. So I decided to put in a package for a ANG SUPT position. Before I applied I spoke to the unit to inform them that I will be deployed during the time the interviews will be taking place. Now, I recieved a email stating that due to me being unable to attend the interview, that I my package has been disqualified. Now does it seem fair that I volunteered for this deployment, and now I feel like I am being punished for doing somthing good for my country? Anyways, just seeing if anybody has been in a similar situation, and how did you go about handling it? Thanks.

As someone who was playing that exact game for a long time, I can totally understand your concern/confusion. On more then one occasion I was deployed when a job closed, and while I never got a letter saying my package was "disqualified" due to the deployment, I did come back only to find that while I was promised an INTERVIEW upon my return the slot had been filled in my absence.  I am willing to bet it was, as Hacker said, the timeline to get the interviews done. Not to sound trite, but have you applied and gotten the interview in the past? You say they said you could "apply" they didn't say you'd get an interview. Maybe initially they didn't expect the turnout they got as far as packages and for that reason you got bumped out. One things for sure, do NOT give up if it's really what you want.......